You see Meh, I see 'Halflings should never be stronger than a Half Orc' and 'Dwarves should never be more nimble than an Elf'.
Well, to each group/player their own vision of the world in which they play, it's a let's-pretend game after all.
But to me the +1/+2 to an Ability Score is only there to reflect statistics. If you roll 1000 Half-Orcs and 1000 Halflings (without permutations), you'll find the Half-Orcs to be stronger.
Just like, in the real-world human species, males are on average 13cm taller than women. But it's pretty easy to find women taller than men. Even among athletes doing the same sport.
So I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to find a (level 1) Halfling with 16 Strength (possibly being a Fighter) and a (level 1) Half-Orc with 12 Strength.
Originally Posted by spectralhunter
Humans are supposed to be the dominating species in Faerun but you wouldn't be able to tell with their crappy racial bonuses.
Maybe they are so prevalent because they reproduce more.
